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H.R. 4170 (98th): Deficit Reduction Act of 1984


An act to provide for tax reform, and for deficit reduction.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Oct 20, 1983
98th Congress (1983–1984)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 18, 1984

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on July 18, 1984.

Law
Pub.L. 98-369
Sponsor

Daniel Rostenkowski

Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: Jul 18, 1984

Cosponsors

23 Cosponsors (15 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Source

History

Oct 20, 1983
 
Introduced

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Oct 20, 1983
 
Ordered Reported

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Apr 11, 1984
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

May 17, 1984
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.

Jun 27, 1984
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report.

Jul 18, 1984
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Jul 18, 1984
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

H.R. 4170 (98th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4170. This is the one from the 98th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 98th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1983 to Oct 12, 1984. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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